Start in exile and use the space to pamper the yandere regent.

As time goes by, the winter solstice arrives in a blink of an eye.

Among the people in Dongqi, there is a saying of "fat winter and prime year". In other words, it is better to be frugal during the New Year than to waste time on the Winter Solstice. Almost every household will prepare glutinous rice and other things on the day of the winter solstice, make "winter solstice plates", give them to neighbors, celebrate each other, and euphemistically call it "winter worship".

Of course, ancestor worship is also indispensable.

And Xu Yixuan naturally prepared early, even several days in advance. Taking advantage of the big market on the first and fifteenth day of every month, she made a rare trip to the nearest Shangshan Town and bought a lot of ingredients.

Shangshan Town is not big, but it takes half a day to walk from Taoyuan Village. Fortunately, Muramasa's family had cattle, and the previous "bandit" leader's family also had a mule cart. Xu Yixuan made an agreement with someone early and paid three copper coins, saving half a day's travel.

"Sister Xuan, you, how are you..." Tao Wan'er, who was traveling with her, thought of something and hesitated to speak.

Xu Yixuan was not stupid, how could she not guess what Tao Wan'er wanted to say. Most likely she wanted to ask why she didn't go to Shangshan Town with her second brother Tao Jinyu.

But this time, Xu Yixuan really never thought about joining Tao Jinyu.

For one thing, in Xu Yixuan's opinion, whether this man is modern or ancient, he is probably not willing to go shopping with a girl. Besides, she still has a little secret, not to mention Tao Jinyu, even Tao Wan'er wouldn't be willing to bring it along if possible.

Isn’t it good to act alone?

So that...

"Wan'er, you should know. The maids I married before were quite loyal..." Xu Yixuan briefly mentioned Bai Ji to Tao Wan'er.

Tao Wan'er, who understood the elegant meaning of Qin, nodded immediately and responded: "Ah, I understand, sister Xuan, don't worry, I will definitely not tell my second brother about this."

In fact, Xu Yixuan didn't care that much whether Tao Wan'er told others. However, he still smiled slightly and said: "It's because we grew up together, so it's hard for them to run around these days."

So, on the day of the big market, Xu Yixuan and Tao Wan'er arrived at the entrance of the village early before dawn. Together with the aunts and ladies in the village, they took a mule cart to Shangshan Town.

Along the way, even if it is wrapped tightly, it is inevitable that the aunts and ladies will recognize it.

"Oh, isn't this the daughter of the Xu family? I haven't seen you in the past few days, and she looks even more handsome." The person who spoke was Xu Yixuan, whom she had met briefly several times before. Her husband's surname was Chen, and she was the most lively and cheerful one. temper.

"Aunt Chen, does Uncle Chen's knee still hurt? It snowed heavily a few days ago, so don't freeze again." Xu Yixuan said with a smile.

"Oh, it's a good thing you didn't mention it. My aunt is really grateful for the remedy you gave me. No, after applying it, my wound is not completely broken, but it is much smoother than in previous years." Chen The aunt came closer, and then lowered her voice and whispered.

"Daughter of the Xu family, you have to be careful when you go to town soon. Or, why don't you follow our aunt?"

Xu Yixuan blinked and looked at Tao Wan'er. In fact, Tao Wan'er went to Shangshan Town with Xu Yixuan to attend a big market today. In order to facilitate movement, she darkened her exposed skin and changed into men's clothes.

Although Xu Yixuan was still wearing women's clothing, she was dressed in gray. But those eyes were so bright and clear, as bright as stars.

As for the general situation of Shangshan Town, or the Fangyuan area, including the capital, not only Xu Yixuan knew it, but also Zhen Guogong and his son.

In one word, it is chaos!

The county horse master, even though he was not weak in ability, successfully persuaded the dignitaries in the surrounding counties of Zhongzhou County to use their money and efforts to reluctantly appease hundreds of thousands of displaced victims, and generally controlled the epidemic. In fact, Only on the surface.

After a menacing flood, huge property losses were caused, which undoubtedly made things worse for the households that were already struggling to make ends meet. The more intuitive sense is that food prices across the country have increased. Of course, it’s not just food that’s rising in price, but also various other supplies.

People at the bottom often pawn their wives and sell their children in order to live a better life, and there are even villains who rob homes and rob people's daughters.

Perhaps the security in this area of ​​Shangshan Town is slightly better, but it is not absolute. A young girl like Xu Yixuan who goes out alone should always be extra careful.

Aunt Chen naturally meant well when she said this. But Xu Yixuan still smiled and shook her head in decline.

"Auntie, I have to go to several places at once. I'm afraid I will delay a few aunties."

Hearing that Xu Yixuan refused so shamelessly, the gray-haired old woman next to Aunt Chen was not so happy. Fortunately, he just pursed his lips and muttered a few words to himself, and did not say it directly in front of Xu Yixuan.

But whether it was Xu Yixuan or Tao Wan'er, their ears were actually different from ordinary people. They were quite sharp, and they naturally heard what the old woman muttered clearly.

Almost immediately, Tao Wan'er wanted to take action and kick the old woman out of the mule cart.

Hey, what the hell?